MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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